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Apple seeking a Finder software engineer
Are you a developer
who has a beef with Apple's Finder? Well here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Apple is currently seeking a
software engineer to help with the development with the "...next generation versions" of the Finder. A
part of the job description requires the winning candidate to "...develop Finder into the best file browser on the
planet." No pressure or anything.If you're interested, you may apply here. Good luck.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
I. Akhtar said 4:54PM on 1-26-2006
Here's hoping Apple hires the guy behind PathFinder.
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mark Leichliter said 5:05PM on 1-26-2006
Uhhhhh... Alcor? You listening? Quicksilver kicks the Finder's scrawny behind to Cupertino and back again.
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SubGenius said 5:09PM on 1-26-2006
Eliminate the Desktop Folder and make the Finder a single window application that can go full screen.
They really need to fix that green button (maximize/fullscreen)!
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Jeff Briggs said 5:19PM on 1-26-2006
I couldn't agree more...PathFinder is already the best file browser on the planet!
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Paul said 5:23PM on 1-26-2006
10.5 Leopard anyone?
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Crimson said 5:35PM on 1-26-2006
YES. PATHFINDER.
I actually just found this a couple days ago. Blows my mind how superior it is to the Finder.
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Jeff said 6:09PM on 1-26-2006
Yes, please hire the PathFinder crew!
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rrrrr said 7:23PM on 1-26-2006
FTFF
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henrrrik said 7:39PM on 1-26-2006
What's with Windows people and this obession with full screen windows anyway? Green button resizes the window to fit the information contained therein, what more do you expect to see by filling the screen?
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Ken69267 said 8:38PM on 1-26-2006
Although the finder has some flaws, I'm perfectly happy with it really.
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Entica said 10:01PM on 1-26-2006
PathFinder, allthough cool, is a serious memory/cpu pig. The current finder is lean and mean. If they do a new finder (which it seems they're going to), please please please let it not be as bloated and resource hungry as PathFinder. I want PathFinder features but with Apple simplicity and low resource usage. Not everyone has 2gb's of ram and a dual G5 to run PathFinder well. Technically any computer can run PathFinder, but have fun watching your box crawl when you have PathFinder and multiple apps open (especially big ones like Photoshop) at the same time.
E.
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Crimson said 12:05AM on 1-27-2006
Entica - Yeah, that's a good point, but a truly great file browser is lean and mean AND has the ability to add/enable all the features that Pathfinder has. I'm sure Apple has got some pretty good optimization programmers already so a hybrid of the two would be absolutely perfect. Imagine a base file browser like the Finder that starts out really simple that you could then modify or add additional content and features to. SWEET.
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Eric Coleman said 3:59AM on 1-27-2006
Really, i don't care what they do as long as it stays relatively clean looking like now, and they give us the option to sort folders first, always
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William Brace said 4:14AM on 1-27-2006
Pathfinder and Quicksilver are excellent finders, but I'll toss you another one. EasyFind, small and compact. I've used them all and stayed with EasyFind.
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Matt B said 5:04AM on 1-27-2006
at least make the finder multi-threaded! I hate how it hangs all the time because it's waiting for some task to respond. urgh!
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badger said 5:22AM on 1-27-2006
If you look at Apple's direction with Expose, Dashboard and Spotlight - A Quicksilver type solution would be the natural progression - descrete, invisable but easy to access and the power of Spotlight. Give it a year and we could see Blacktree claiming that apple have stolen their idea. . . . .
I might be missing something William, but after your post I tried Easyfind - I found it to be anaemic, especially after Quicksilver. . . . .
Badger
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Geo Lara said 3:20PM on 1-27-2006
To reply to the poster wondering whats up with Windows users and our obsession with full screen. I like my applicaitons to run full screen because the desktop is distracting. I like being able just to focus on my one app, not the wallpaper and icons and etc..
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ZylogZ80 said 5:14PM on 1-27-2006
Geo,
Your desktop's distracting because you run Windows :)
There shouldn't be more than a couple of icon's on your desktop anyhow.
And wallpaper? Why's it there if not to be seen?
And focusing on one app? Multitasking is much more productive...
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